Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-13

commerce law remains unrepealed, there
shopld bs an amendment to it by which
farmers would receive some OF lis benefits.
Count MitkiewcZ says the war which
some of the New York newspapers have
made upon him amounts to nothing. But
others say the Chinese authorities can't
help investigating the charges brought
asai7 at the Count, and that il they do,some
at least of them viii be sustained, and IN
that event they can have no more 10 do
with b;m.
The President aud his wife will leave here
Thursday morning. On special train ana
will spend Friday and Saturday in Phiadel-
mia II is understood that Secretary Bay
ard, his daughters, Colonel and Mrs. Lamont,
and Mrs. Folsom will be the only invited
members of the Presidential party. Secre.
tary and Mrs. Fairchild will join the party
in Philadelphia, and return to this city when
the festivities are over. Secretary Whitney
also expects to take part in the celebration.
At lsst Fridays meeting of the Virginia
democratic association of this city commit
tee was appoiated to consider the advisa-
bili.v of publishing campaign paper, to be
printed weekly from now until election
day in Virginia and sent gretuitousiy to the
voters in that State. The committee will
report next Friday night.
People from Richmond here to-day say
the real cause of the failure of the council
of that city to appropriate money Tor the
Lee monument was the opposition of the
members of that body from the lower wards,
Marshall and Jefferson, to the location of the
monument, which is in the upper part oil
the city, and which they suppose will give
property in that part boom.
Ths,e are many Inquiries here to-day con
corning the identity of the Virginian, who,
in to-dey's New York Sun, over the sigma
ture of Octcgenafian, says he is one of the
oldest democrats in his State, and has been
fighting the battles OF his party for sixty-two
wears, aud that If President Cleveland be re-
nominated the republicans will carry the
State by very large majority.
Tho Consul of the United States st Msracaibo
| Venezuela, reports TO the State Department. hero
to day the discovery of white child, little boy
in possession OF q white woman, living near the
border OF the GOaj ira peninsula who had recelVed
him from blnd OF Indians, the latter stating
that they found him abandoned near Bahal Honda
and that he snokc no Spanish nor any lndian Oh
alcct. The boy is intelligent, but has tho Albno
popularity of being nearly blind by day, although
by candle light his sight is perfect. he Is sup
posci to be survivor of wreck and to be r ma
tive Of the north coast of Europe, perhaps Sweden
| or NORWAY. i nc CONSUL sOuiaoHOi VI UAe
boy and enclosed his photograph to the depart
mcnt.
chief of division in the Postonice Depart
ment and young female clerk in his division
arc now charged with conduct highly prejudicial
to tho dcccncy, let alone morality OF that depart
ment The chief is onc Of the many republicans
| who have been retained in Office by Mr.. Villas.
An octoroon woman named Mason, the daughter
OF Slade the head waiter at the White House
during Mr.. Lincolns term, who has held an
office in the Interior Department. for many years
resigned it yesterday, and has gone to Wyoming
for the reason as she says, that in that Territory
( there is no caste.
Some curiosity is expressed here to know
whether the handsome set of garnet jewelry
which committee of the Bohcmians of Chicago
is now bringing hero rs n present to Mrs. Ceve-
land, will be accepted or not, as tho President was
so emphatic in his decnation Of presents during
the earlier period of his term.
Mr.. John H. Milbun has sold his well-known
drug store, just above Wizards Hotel, to his
nephew Of the late Parker Siii16lIrn, and its
business will b5- G;atsGfiTtted hereafter by C. Mil.
! banrTnn& Co. Mr.. Mburn moved mere from Alex
andria in 1856.